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Year 2023, Volume 3, Transforming Education with Metaverse, Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies Special Issue

The aims of the special issue are:

1. To explore the potential of the metaverse, augmented and virtual reality technologies in transforming education and enhancing student learning outcomes.
2. To investigate the various pedagogical approaches and instructional design principles that can be used in the development and implementation of metaverse, augmented and virtual reality educational applications.
3. To showcase innovative educational practices and real-world examples of how metaverse, augmented and virtual reality technologies are being used to transform education.
4. To examine the challenges and opportunities of integrating metaverse, augmented and virtual reality technologies in education, including issues related to accessibility, equity, privacy, and ethics.
5. To provide insights and recommendations for policymakers, educators, and researchers on the effective use of metaverse, augmented and virtual reality technologies to enhance student learning outcomes and prepare them for the 21st-century workforce.

Overall, the special issue aims to foster a better understanding of the potential of the metaverse, augmented and virtual reality technologies in transforming education and to promote the development of innovative and effective educational applications in this area.

The special issue has the potential to make a significant contribution to the field by providing a comprehensive overview of the latest research and best practices related to the use of these technologies in education. By showcasing innovative educational practices and real-world examples of how these technologies are being used to transform education, the special issue can inspire educators to experiment with these technologies and develop new and effective educational applications. Additionally, the special issue can provide insights and recommendations for policymakers, educators, and researchers on the effective use of these technologies to enhance student learning outcomes and prepare them for the 21st-century workforce. Finally, by highlighting the challenges and opportunities of integrating metaverse, augmented and virtual reality technologies in education, the special issue can promote discussions on how to address issues related to accessibility, equity, privacy, and ethics in a responsible and ethical manner.

List of topic areas (Scope):

• Educational Use of the Metaverse
• Educational Use of the Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies

Special Issue Guest Editor(s):

• Dr. Jane Thomason, World Metaverse Council Chair,  jane.blockchainquantumimpact@gmail.com

• Dr. Meltem Huri Baturay, World Metaverse Council, Education Committee Chair, mhbaturay@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2402-6275

Editorial Board Members:

● Dr. Sacip Toker
● Dr. Çağdaş Erbaş
● Dr. Ali Erarslan
● Dr. Ouafa Ouarniki
● Dr. Ramesh Sharma
● Dr. Vinod Dumblekar

• Submission Deadline: 01.09.2023
• Reviewing: 01/09/ 2023 and 15/ 11/ 2023

Author Guidelines:

Our journal is accepted for SCOPUS in May 2023 and is currently under evaluation by the WoS (Clarivate SCI-E, SSCI, ESCI etc.) index.

We invite you to contribute to the issue by sending a paper. Please follow the instructions below to send your article.

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4 ) Do not forget to indicate in the "Note to the Editor" section that your article was submitted for the "Transforming Education with Metaverse, Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies" Special Issue.

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3) Use the link https://dergipark.org.tr/en/journal/3720/submission/step/manuscript/new and follow the steps.